Example sentences of "[verb] [pn reflx] down into the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The foot is reduced to a protrusion that they use to pull themselves down into the sand . |
| 2 | ‘ Now I come to think of it , ’ he said , easing himself down into the depths of his very easy chair , ‘ that Mrs Entwhistle from the corner said there was something about your dad in one of the Sunday papers , I do n't remember which . ’ |
| 3 | Certain snakes and lizards are highly efficient at wriggling themselves down into the sand or gravel in such a way that only the tops of their heads and their eyes remain exposed to view . |
| 4 | A huge amount of political and industrial restructuring will have to take place as the east European states shake themselves down into the national structures that most suit their individual aspirations . |
| 5 | I took a shorter way than Sapt and when I reached the moat , I hid my horse in the trees , tied my rope round a strong tree and let myself down into the water . |
| 6 | ‘ Drop yourself down into the glove , d'Arquebus . |
| 7 | Ruth saw thrown spears hang in the air as if floating in water , and she thrust herself down into the grass , her face in her hands so as not to see any more . |
| 8 | Burrowing bivalves , which are typically found in the soft bottoms of shallow seas today , dig themselves down into the sediment , where they escape the attention of many predators ( except birds with long bills ! ) . |
| 9 | Station Officer Alan Bridle , from Canning Place 's Green Watch , said : ‘ When we arrived I got up on to the roof and then lowered myself down into the centre . |
| 10 | With her heart thumping so hard that her ears were deaf to any other sounds , Sarah hurled herself down into the dip . |